Geneva Motor Show: Lancia and Chrysler will open a joint press conference
One display area, two marks and a manager. During the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, Lancia and Chrysler chief executive, Olivier Francois, will create a joint news conference for brands operated by him, arranged side by side in the same booth. This decision demonstrates how well the two manufacturers are tightening their cooperative relations, so long as to generate synergies potentially beneficial to both. As already anticipated in the coming years, the builder will Chivasso fact a range with four cars in as many segments (Upsilon, Delta, and adjustments based on the new Sebring and the new 300C), plus the new Phedra born from Grand Voyager and a cabriolet D segment derived from the open-top Sebring.
The future Chrysler Sebring will be called Nassau
Already decision to substitute the name of the current Chrysler Sebring, which as you may remember was a subject which I had raised. The term will be lucky to Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas and the concept (after the jump) that served as inspiration for the current model. Obviously, this name change will not reach the European market for two reasons: one, the car is here called the 200C, and two, Chrysler will disappear from the old continent as a brand, allowing fields to their badges Lancia models (“new sight Dedra ? Or will replace the current Delta?).
The next Fiat Panda will be Produced in Italy
Fiat has finally confirmed the factory was responsible for making the popular Panda third generation, which will be in Italy, leaving the Polish Tychy factory with the 500 as a vehicle for increased annual production. For now know the plans for Poland, which should include some new items to make up for the loss of the urbanite.
The Ferrari 458 Italy will be an Autobot in Transformers 3
We have found a way to annihilate the last neuron that we stayed alive after seeing Transformers 2. Michael Bay, announced on his blog that the Ferrari 458 Italy will be the next jewel with a large capacity paper purchased in the third part of Transformers. The Maranello dart Bay is in the words of one of the new Autobots, so hopefully it fared better than the Audi R8 of the last delivery. Want to bet something that Megan Fox will have a scene with him in the movie?
Fiat confirms the 500EV Electric (made by Chrysler)
We’re not going to lie: when Chrysler and Fiat introduced the 500 BEV at the Detroit Motor Show 2010, we had our doubts that the ENVI project could finish giving us our desired 500 electrical. But look where, today was just confirmed by Sergio Marchionne and company.
Start of production for the new V6 Chrysler Engine
This new V6 is destined to take place gradually, various V6 already used by the trademark and belong to several families, but also some V8 to yield relatively low. The group hopes to achieve significant savings by reducing the number of engine families currently in production. This new V6 is assembled at Trenton, Michigan, but also in Saltillo, Mexico, for a total investment of 730 million decided in 2007. After the Grand Cherokee, future models will benefit from the new Chrysler 300C and Dodge Charger, and the Journey.
The Facelift of the Chrysler Sebring will draw on the 200C Concept
Gentlemen, the prayers of Chrysler fans have been heard. In a surprise meeting convened on the same floor where it joins the present generation of Sebring, the company headed by Sergio Marchionne has shown employees will look redesigning the sedan planned for this year. The cameras were strictly forbidden (and for once it seems that people ignored), but hotel workers, the new Sebring is almost a carbon copy of the 200C concept presented in Detroit 2009. And while some are still being tweaked, also a variant cabrio.
Italy: Alfa Romeo Giulietta and is priced
The launch of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta now has a date for the Italian market: 10 March. From that day, the new compact will try to win the segment with a relatively complete offer at prices adjusted quite unusual to find what you taking the mark.
PRICES IN ITALY
Chrysler was thinking about changing its name to Sebring
It is unusual, but not unusual for a manufacturer decides to change his name to one of his star models enjoy a spite on recognition. Sometimes this is because the new generation seems so little to the previous which seeks to emphasize the aesthetic and technological progress of the car (see change-Insignia Vectra), in others because the last model was a churro so great that it is better to start from scratch and avoid uncomfortable associations. Well, with the redesign of Sebring, Chrysler could choose to apply the story.
Chrysler Sebring would be abandoned
Another day, another statement on the future plans of Sergio Marchionne, Fiat-Chrysler: yesterday the manager has spoken of the Chrysler Sebring, saying that at the time of its replacement (with a shared platform with the incoming medium Alfa Romeo, Lancia and Dodge ), that first name will fall into disuse.
The reason is not hard to imagine the current Sebring has received heavy criticism from international press and sales are going very badly a bit ‘all over the world. Illustrate more clearly as possible the fatal break with the recent past, then.
Future media Chrysler, will be called upon to play levied on all areas where the model today is water. So, the Italian-American axis will work primarily in terms of quality interior and bodywork, the chassis and goodness-of-fact image, as posted by the Detroit Free Press. One thing is certain: there is work to do …
